Melbourne Azure MeetupMay 2012
Nick Ward, Windows Azure Solution Specialist
Meeting the future
May Platform Announcements
Platform
Get ready to meet Windows Azure on June 7th Bing Search API available on the Windows Azure MarketplaceCloud Ninja Multi-Tenant Metering Block (CNMB).Windows Azure Achievements for Visual Studio Windows Media Services arrivesReimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise Update to Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7
A new Data Center in West USA and EAST USA
Recently - April
Microsoft Waives Windows Azure Bandwidth Fees for University ResearchersCasablanca, a Native Library to Access the Cloud From C++Updates to Windows Azure Marketplace Offer More Flexibility and Opportunity Windows Azure Trust CenterUpdated Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview Announcing a Build Service for Team Foundation ServiceBack up Windows Server 8 to the CloudSQL Azure Data Sync Preview UpdateApril Refresh of Service Bus EAI/EDI Labs
Examples
NewsIn the news
Microsoft has "tens of thousands" of Windows Azure CustomersInterview with Microsoft CVP, Bob Kelly
Future of Cloud Security Assessments: Microsoft Leads with Public
Registrations on CSA
Microsoft first to register Cloud Security Alliance's (CSA)
Security Trust and Assurance Registry(STAR)
Datacenter Expansion and Capacity Planning Windows Azure uses more server compute capacity than was used on the planet in 1999
Interest in Cloud Computing Has Peaked
Searches down significantly from its previous highs set back in June 2011
Local
Romiko DerbynewAutomate Windows Azure snapshot restores David BurelaFinally got a printed copy of my Silverlight & Azure book! Christian LongstaffAustralian Windows Azure Innovation
CIO – CentreBetThe return on investment for us was that we didn’t have to invest in any capital expenditure outlays
Sydney based Software Vendor uses Windows Azure as part of their solution to provide for automation and energy management in homes, apartments and commercial buildings
Mick Badran Is Windows Azure–being renamed?
Partners
Partner
Joint solutionsCommVault Simpana 9 for Windows Azure - Joint solutions available now
Stealth Secure Sharepoint storage packs now available in 41 and 63TB
Free Techila to Azure Universities (get in before June)Programs
Discounted Windows Azure Storage Offer: Effective April 1st
Twilio, a cloud communications start-up, partnered with Microsoft to offer its APIs to Windows Azure developers along with a credit of 1,000 free text messages or inbound voice minutes – SourceSage partners with Microsoft Azure to target cloud marketEpicor Moving Its Applications to Microsoft's Azure Cloud
PeopleOri Amiga Visits in June for Launch
Microsoft Silverlight 5 and Windows Azure Enterprise Integration
Ori Amiga is a Principal Group Program Manager on the Windows Azure core platform engineering team. His team is responsible for key platform technologies such as the Windows Azure Service Model, Runtime, SDK, Service Management and Infrastructure-as-a-Service APIs
Ibrahim Hamza – New PMM for Austraila
Tools
OneNimbus® 2SQL v 4 – Access to Sql Database
ATrak - Push files from Windows Azure Blob Storage, to Amazon S3 or Windows Folders
Cloud Graphs
BlobShare: Corporate Filesharing with Security and Control
Cloud Copy – copy storage files with this command line tool
Tips N TricksSQL Azure Engine Throttling
Microsoft Australia and BreezeConnecting Cloud and On-Premises Applications Using Windows Azure Virtual Network
Webinar
Sending email from Azure – 25,000 free messages per month
MSDN GlobalMSDN Live Meeting: Windows 8 Notifications From Windows Azure
Generic tips and tricksWindows Azure Security Best Practices SeriesWindows Azure Basics Series Windows Azure @ Home – Protein Folding[Updated] Windows Azure Guidance area on Codeplex
Tips & Tricks On Architecting Windows Azure For Costs
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